Jul
18
2010
I picked up 3 nuc boxes of honeybees last night. 2 for me, 1 for someone who should be picking up her bees today. Here’s a shot of the boxes and the bees close-up. I’ll install the bees into my hives later today. I’ll document it all over at Mud Songs. In the meantime, this [...]
Jun
22
2010
I finished watching the first 10-episode season of HBO’s Tremé last night, and I recommend it if only to groove out on some fantastic New Orleans music. It’s from the creators of The Wire and it shows. The acting and the production are authentic. Each episode feels like a revelation. It’s like visiting New Orleans, [...]
Tags: 4 Star Movies
Apr
29
2010
I worked as the sound recordist for the upcoming feature-length documentary, Ron Hynes: The Man of a Thousand Songs. We wrapped a few weeks ago and the film is due out sometime in the fall of 2010. I’m eager to see how the final cut comes together. There were more than a few moments during [...]
Tags: newfoundland
Mar
12
2010
I just noticed this video again under Random Posts, originally posted 3 years ago. The song and the visuals blend well together to tell a good story. Emiliana Torrini – Sunny Road | Music Videos | SPIKE.com
Mar
05
2010
This is kind of cool. Daniel Lanois mixing a song for his latest project, Black Dub.
Mar
03
2010
It’s a one-shot music video and it’s not the Danny Schmidt song. It’s by some group called OK Go. Click the link for an alternate version of the video and some making-of and behind-the-scene videos. They’ve posted other striking music videos too.
Jan
04
2010
I found this fascinating to watch: Brilliant stuff.
Tags: blues, jazz, john coltrane, miles davis, saxophone, so what
Dec
16
2009
In this song, Lauren O’Connell plays a banjo like a violin, or maybe a cello. Kinda cool. I first heard about her from J-Walk. I was wondering what she uses to record the songs and videos. Apparently, it’s iMovie and Garage Band on her Mac. Which makes me want to get a Mac.